Exam 13: Understanding Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

A major tire manufacturer nearly did not reach agreement with one of its major unions last time over health care coverage and retirement provisions.The contract has 10 months to go before expiration, but both sides are hard at work on the new contract.The Detroit Free Press had a lead article that health care would be further reduced under the new agreement.At noon, after the workers had read and discussed the matter, they walked off the job to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the proposed management action.What kind of technique is being used?

Morgan, a charge nurse, voted in a union election in her former job.Now, in a different organization, she has been told that she is ineligible to vote.Why can't she vote?

In labor negotiations, management in a very small company is usually represented by:

Of all U.S.employers, the government has the highest percentage of unionized employees.

Which of the following would be legal for management to do during the process of a union-organizing drive?

Why are security arrangements important to unions?

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -A complaint-resolving process contained in union contracts.

Fortunately, union shops are legal in right-to-work states.

What is the next step in a grievance procedure after the company's management and the union grievance committee cannot come to an agreement?

An ironworkers union has been trying to negotiate a new contract with the contractor for months.The contract expired last night at midnight.All the workers showed up, on time, this morning, then walked off the site.What kind of technique is being used?

Under the terms of a union contract, wildcat strikes are legal and a legitimate way to enforce management compliance with a labor agreement.

If a majority of workers sign authorization cards, the NLRB certifies a bargaining unit.

Which of the following countries has the lowest unionization rate?

The National Labor Relations Act is commonly referred to as the

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -Prohibit union membership as a condition of employment.

A teachers' union has been trying to negotiate a new contract with school officials for 30 days.The old contract expires in two months, the day before school starts for the year.To resolve the contract negotiation disputes, a third party has been hired to pull together the common ground that exists and to make recommendations in the settlement that would overcome barriers that exist between the two sides.What kind of impasse resolution technique is being used?

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -A government agency that assists labor and management in setting disputes.

________ is the election process whereby union members vote out a union as their representative.

Union negotiations begin with the delivery of "demands" by the union.What goes on behind closed doors during the real negotiations?

Union membership in the United States reached its highest in the 1980s.